MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F036.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F036.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.53,-86.12 Latitude: 39.53 Longitude: -86.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 60 SFC 979 248 21.0 15.4 70 5.6 17.4 179 7 296.0 298.0 291.3 328.6 11.33 2 950 507 22.7 14.3 59 8.3 17.2 200 25 300.2 302.2 292.3 332.1 10.88 3 900 975 18.7 13.5 72 5.1 15.3 210 33 300.7 302.7 292.4 332.7 10.88 4 850 1462 14.2 11.8 86 2.4 12.7 220 35 301.0 302.9 292.0 331.3 10.28 5 800 1972 11.1 8.7 85 2.4 9.6 225 28 303.0 304.6 291.5 329.4 8.85 6 750 2510 9.2 5.2 76 4.0 6.9 221 21 306.6 308.0 291.5 329.1 7.42 7 700 3079 6.5 -0.7 60 7.1 2.8 222 24 309.6 310.6 290.5 325.8 5.21 8 650 3682 1.5 -1.6 80 3.1 -0.0 230 29 310.7 311.7 290.9 327.0 5.24 9 600 4322 -2.3 -4.2 87 1.9 -3.2 229 35 313.4 314.3 291.2 328.2 4.67 10 550 5008 -6.8 -14.3 55 7.5 -9.6 221 41 316.0 316.4 289.8 323.5 2.29 11 500 5743 -12.5 -21.1 49 8.6 -15.0 224 42 317.8 318.1 289.6 322.6 1.42 12 450 6540 -17.0 -26.1 45 9.1 -19.2 225 41 321.9 322.0 290.4 325.4 1.01 13 400 7414 -22.6 -36.4 27 13.7 -24.8 226 44 325.6 325.6 290.9 327.1 0.43 14 350 8377 -30.7 -36.0 60 5.3 -31.4 224 53 327.3 327.4 291.5 329.2 0.50 15 300 9455 -38.7 -41.8 72 3.1 -39.0 227 63 330.8 330.9 292.3 332.1 0.32 16 250 10681 -47.6 -51.1 67 3.5 -47.8 228 54 335.3 335.3 293.3 335.9 0.14 17 200 12123 -56.2 -59.3 68 3.1 -56.3 240 75 343.8 343.8 295.3 344.1 0.06 18 150 13946 -59.3 -82.4 3 23.2 -59.5 238 57 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 19 100 16443 -66.6 -87.1 4 20.5 -66.7 249 43 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5682.49 m Freezing level: 630.33 mb = 3933.76 m = 12905.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.69 mb = 3673.47 m = 12051.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.55 % Est. max temperature: 26.82 C = 80.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.35 mb = 962.09 m = 3156.43 ft T: 18.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.12 C/km ThetaE index: 6.91 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.23 mb = 1813.29 m = 5949.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.35 C = 81.24 F Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lifted Index: -2.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.46 C Showalter Index: -1.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.95 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.65 C Cross Totals Index: 24.30 C K Index: 31.31 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 325.22 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 219.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 100.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.00 mb = 1511.90 m = 4960.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 650.00 mb = 3682.07 m = 12080.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 310.00 mb = 9225.71 m = 30267.70 ft B at Equ Level: 218.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 220.00 mb = 11507.11 m = 37752.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.8 at 31.9 knts Storm direction: 251.8 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 206.8 neg: -36.8 tot: 169.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 8.01 Bulk Shear: 27.42 m/s